The U.S. state privacy landscape continues to evolve rapidly, with significant new compliance obligations taking effect at the start of 2026, including new comprehensive consumer data privacy laws now in effect in Indiana,…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
As we reflect on 2025, we’re excited to share the story of how our NGE community worked together to make a difference within our firm, across the legal profession, and in the communities we serve…
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/ Environmental Law, Labor & Employment Law, Nonprofit Law
On November 10, 2025, Sonder Holdings Inc. (“Sonder”), a company operating apartment‑style and boutique hotel accommodations, announced termination of its licensing agreement with Marriott International, Inc. due to Sonder’s…
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/ Bankruptcy, Commercial Law & Contracts, Privacy
I. Scouting Report: How We Got to 2026 -
Several federal updates issued in 2024–2025 take effect in 2026. This section highlights the developments that drive the 2026 adjustments…
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/ Health, Insurance, Privacy
The hospitality industry faces mounting cybersecurity challenges as artificial intelligence (AI) enables increasingly sophisticated social engineering attacks targeting hotels, resorts, and travel service providers. Threat…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Federal regulators have paused enforcement of the 2024 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”) Final Rule (the “2024 Final Rule”, published September 23, 2024) while they reconsider the rule and defend against…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Insurance
A federal district court in the Northern District of California has ruled that the use of lawfully acquired copyrighted works to train artificial intelligence (AI) large language models (LLMs) is a fair use under U.S. copyright…
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/ Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Businesses need to remain vigilant regarding recent developments in consumer-based data privacy class actions. In recent weeks, the plaintiff class action bar has filed several lawsuits against The Trade Desk Inc. related to its…
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/ Civil Procedure, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
Our NGE community is proud to share our annual newsletter reflecting our commitment to this year’s Earth Day global theme, Our Power, Our Planet with an emphasis on harnessing renewable energy to build a healthy and resilient…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an interim final rule that exempts all domestic (US) companies from reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Non-U.S. companies that are…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, International Law & Trade
On March 2, 2025, the Treasury Department expanded the scope of FinCEN’s February 27, 2025 statement that it will not enforce any penalties or fines under the Corporate Transparency Act with respect to existing regulatory…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, International Law & Trade
On February 27, 2025, FinCEN announced “that it will not issue any fines or penalties or take any other enforcement actions against any companies based on any failure to file or update beneficial ownership information (BOI)…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
The Corporate Transparency Act’s reporting obligations are once again in force. For virtually all reporting companies, the new deadline to file an initial, updated and/or corrected beneficial ownership information (BOI) report…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
On February 5, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a notice of appeal and motion for stay of the injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) issued by the Eastern District of Texas in Smith v…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
The hospitality industry will need to focus on several key areas to ensure compliance and minimize risk in the year ahead, including data privacy and cybersecurity protections, employment and labor law compliance, and even…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Real Estate - Commercial
